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Nuclear medicine center to open in Almaty
Opening a nuclear medicine center in Almaty will cost around 9 billion tenge ($60 million).
02 October 2013
US sees progress in global fight against child labor
The United States hailed "significant advancement" in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labor.
02 October 2013
Transport engineering emerges in Kazakhstan
Transport engineering has become one of Kazakhstan's industries thanks to the state-run Program of Accelerated Industrial-Innovative Development: Akhmetov.
02 October 2013
Busan festival looks to unearth gems of Asian film
A Bhutanese film directed by a monk opens Asia's largest cinema festival in South Korea on Thursday.
02 October 2013
Kazakhstan should be proud of its new industrial economy: Akhmetov
Serik Akhmetov told about the preliminary results of the state-run program of Accelerated Industrial-Innovative Development.
02 October 2013
NATO and US military doctrines presented in Astana
Representative of Kazakhstan Defense Ministry met with professors of the US Army Military College and Czech National Defense University.
02 October 2013
Next Norwegian government to get tough on immigration
Norway's incoming government will get tough on immigration, future prime minister Erna Solberg, said Monday as she presented the main policies of the minority coalition she is forming with a populist right-wing party.
02 October 2013
US economy faces hefty hit if government shuts down
A US government shutdown would hit an economy struggling to sustain its post-crisis rebound, but experts say the impact will only be substantial if Washington's political paralysis lasts several weeks.
01 October 2013
Cycling: Tour of Almaty route is perfect: Vinokourov
The Olympic Champion from Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov is pleased with the route selected for the Tour of Almaty race to be held on October 6, 2013.
01 October 2013
Kazakhstan interested in construction of Kambar-Ata hydro power station in Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan has expressed interest in participation in construction of Kambar-Ata Hydro Power Station No.1 in Kyrgyzstan.
01 October 2013
Football: McGeady and Robbie Keane enter Ireland national team's squad against Kazakhstan
The preliminary squad of the Irish team for the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan has been unveiled.
01 October 2013
Survey finds US Jews losing their religion
Jews in the United States are overwhelmingly proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion.
01 October 2013
Judo: Kazakhstan team wins 1st place at World Grand-Prix
The national judo team of Kazakhstan has won the first place by the team at the World Grand-Prix that was held on September 28-29 in Almaty.
01 October 2013
Syria disarmament team launches mission
A disarmament team is to arrive Tuesday in Damascus on a mission to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal, a day after UN experts wrapped up their investigation of alleged gas attacks.
01 October 2013
US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap'
It's the latest weight loss craze among American teens striving to emulate the models they see in magazines: the "thigh gap", in which slender legs, when standing with feet together, do not touch.
01 October 2013
Baghdad area bombings kill at least 50
Twelve car bombs, mainly targeting Shiite-majority areas in and around Baghdad, killed at least 47 people Monday, while at least three died in a blast against Sunni worshippers.
01 October 2013
Australia's first female PM's 'murderous rage' over sexism
Australia's first female premier Julia Gillard has described her "murderous rage" at her sexist treatment but said she would do it all again in her first public appearance since being dumped.
01 October 2013
Gregory Marchenko replaced with Kairat Kelimbetov as Central Bank Governor
Nursultan Nazarbayev elaborated that Mr. Marchenko had been relieved of duties for family reasons.
01 October 2013
KazAtomProm Nuclear Company and Russia’s TVEL buy into the Ural Electrochemical Plant
The JV can provide uranium enrichment services worth up to 5 million SWU.
01 October 2013
'Tragedy' as endangered kiwi die in New Zealand zoo
New Zealand authorities said Tuesday that eight endangered kiwi birds have died from respiratory infections while being treated at Wellington Zoo, in a loss described as "a tragedy" for conservation efforts.
01 October 2013